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Mathematics research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#36 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University.

Singapore's world rank
#20
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
592
Top-10% rate
12.2%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Mathematics in Singapore?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National University of SingaporeSingapore #3648.511.8%316
2Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore #17825.514.2%125

Institutions in Singapore above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Singapore?

Defeng Sun, Weizhu Bao and Kim-Chuan Toh rank highest among researchers based in Singapore, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Defeng Sun#37,858 worldwide overall24.5 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Weizhu Bao#64,439 worldwide overall18.3 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kim-Chuan Toh#83,360 worldwide overall17.9 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Chang Shu#92,969 worldwide overall15.0 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Wee Teck Gan#411,743 worldwide overall16.8 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bingsheng He#41,451 worldwide overall12.8 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Li-Lian Wang#190,520 worldwide overall12.6 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Zuowei Shen#66,545 worldwide overall10.8 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Song Heng Chan#544,114 worldwide overall11.5 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Heng Huat Chan#810,348 worldwide overall15.1 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Zhenyu Yuan#723,072 worldwide overall6.3 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Tengren Zhang#565,932 worldwide overall6.5 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sheng Meng#676,100 worldwide overall6.6 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 13Yingcun Xia#394,025 worldwide overall7.7 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Peter C.B. Phillips#123,867 worldwide overall11.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Singapore on their work in Mathematics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Singapore compares with other countries in Mathematics